DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 320 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3709 - - 4273 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5051 - - 5276 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6267 - - 6831 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1206 - - 1592 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 443 - - 395 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 050 - - 050 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -73 - - -13 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6341 - - 6845 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3347 - - -1005 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9614 - - 7836 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.6 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 47.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 65.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.3 - - 46.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 320 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3709 - - 4273 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97459 33 243 33 265 97459 90058 31 243 33 255 90058 84332 26 249 27 243 84332 79596 18 259 19 229 79596 75534 13 252 12 242 75534 71959 9 239 11 275 71959 68737 5 254 11 268 68737 65782 12 299 13 287 65782 63042 13 302 18 294 63042 60380 15 297 22 282 60380 57591 22 284 23 281 57591 54677 27 288 28 294 54677 51887 38 287 39 295 51887 49381 43 280 43 288 49381 47144 40 273 43 285 47144 45122 35 276 41 287 45122 43278 36 295 39 296 43278 41587 40 298 40 301 41587 40026 39 294 40 299 40026 38572 36 293 34 303 38572 37212 35 294 36 318 37212 35914 32 295 42 324 35914 34605 24 300 41 319 34605 33258 23 309 35 310 33258 31876 19 316 23 305 31876 30445 17 325 16 308 30445 28948 18 315 17 307 28948 27385 19 302 17 305 27385 25756 19 301 16 313 25756 24065 16 308 15 330 24065 22321 8 333 15 347 22321 20516 8 017 13 013 20516 18643 10 039 15 024 18643 16733 15 052 15 038 16733 14888 21 055 17 053 14888 13202 24 054 19 054 13202 11697 25 056 20 049 11697 10354 27 056 17 047 10354 9151 25 052 13 039 9151 8079 21 042 7 012 8079 7127 11 025 6*015 7127 6281 8*029 6*020 6281 5529 7*032 5 034 5529 4850 7 041 5 049 4850 4246 7 050 6 056 4246 3738 6 057 5 061 3738 3347 6 062 5 065 3347 3076 6 063 5 066 3076 2911 5 065 5 067 2911 2817 5 066 4 068 2817 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography